Iskra Daskalova

Medical University of Plevna (Bulgaria), 1996-2002

Specialization in Surgery at the G.Stransky University Hospital, Plevna Medical University, Plevna (Bulgaria), 2003-2009.

Additional internships/professional development

• 2010 - Internship in oncoplastic breast surgery with a grant from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) in the Department of Breast Surgery at Careggi University Hospital Florence (Italy).

• 2011 - Internship in oncoplastic breast surgery with a grant from the European School of Oncology (ESO) in the Department of Breast Surgery at Careggi University Hospital) Florence, the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, and the S.Maugeri Hospital.Pavia (Italy).

• 2015 - Internship in oncoplastic breast surgery with a grant from the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) in the Department of Breast Surgery at Careggi University Hospital Florence (Italy).

Additional education

• Course on chest wall perforation flaps and surgical behavior for lymphedema (organized by the European Society for Surgical Oncology/ESSO), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (UAE), February 2024.

• Oxford Course on Oncoplastic Surgery (OOPS), Oxford (UK), March 2017.

• Breast Surgery: Principles in Breast Reconstruction – Royal College of Surgeons, London (UK), March 2015.

• Oncoplastic Surgery (advanced course) – European Society of Surgical Oncology, Budapest (Hungary), June 2014.

• Balkan Master Class in Clinical Oncology - European School of Oncology, Dubrovnik (Croatia), May 2011 (member of the Organizing Committee). 

• Breast Cancer at a young age (advanced course) - European School of Oncology (ESO), September 2010, Bern (Switzerland) (ESO grant). 

• Cancer Registration Course – International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon (France), June 2009 (grant from IARC). 

• Breast Reconstruction Course – European-Arab School of Oncology (EASO) Cairo (Egypt), March 2009 (grant from EASO). 

• Aesthetic Mammoplasty (advanced course) – Alexander Hospital, Sofia (Bulgaria), January 2008.

• Breast Cancer Surgery Course – European School of Oncology (ESO), Ljubljana (Slovenia), May 2008 (ESO grant). 

• Cancer and Pregnancy (Advanced course) – European School of Oncology (ESO) – Horta San Giulio (Italy), November 2006 (ESO grant). 

• Sentinel lymph node biopsy (qualification course) – Medical University, Plevna (Bulgaria), April 2005.

• Research papers on the following topics: "Prognostic factors for local relapse and long-term metastases in patients with breast cancer", "Investigation of the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and changes in biomarkers in patients with breast cancer", "Clinical and morphological characteristics and study of the phenotype of triple negative breast cancer".

• Speaker of numerous international scientific conferences on breast surgery (including European Breast Cancer Conference 6 (2008), 7 (2010) and 9 (2014); San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (2013); Association of Breast Surgery Conference (2014)).

• Author of more than 30 publications in English, Bulgarian and Italian on topics of breast cancer surgery, breast cancer prognosis factors, sentinel lymph node biopsy, nipple-preserving mastectomy.

• Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Surgery and Medicine.

• Member of the e-ESO team (participation in the organization of online training at the European School of Oncology, Milan, Italy).

• Membership in professional medical organizations

• Association of Breast Surgeons (ABS), United Kingdom

• European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)

• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)

• European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)

• Club of the European School of Oncology (ESO)